Satellite Healthcare

In the 1960s and early 1970s, people living on dialysis often traveled great distances, three times a week, to a regional medical center for their life-sustaining treatments. Dr. Norm Coplon, Satellite Healthcare’s founder, believed it was possible to offer individualized dialysis care in a friendlier, more comfortable environment, closer to where people lived. With just six patients, the first Satellite dialysis center opened March 1st, 1974. The little center, tucked away in a quiet San José, California neighborhood, was the start of a collaborative, energetic spirit that spurred a series of innovations and opportunities. Today, Satellite Healthcare has more than 2,800 employees caring for about 8,500 patients. We have more than 90 centers are located in seven states – California, Hawaii, Texas, Tennessee, New Jersey, Georgia and South Carolina. As we celebrate our past, we look to what the future holds and to the many more lives we’ll be able to touch with high-quality, individualized kidney care.